1720s Decade Quiz - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Physical constant that English astronomer James Bradley calculated to within 1% of its true value Speed of {light}
90%
Novel written by Jonathan Swift {Gulliver}'s Travels
87%
With a population of roughly 1.3 million, this city (then known as Edo) was the largest in the world Tokyo
84%
Disease which killed more than half of the population of Marseille – marking its final major outbreak on the European continent Bubonic plague
83%
Italian composer who introduced "The Four Seasons" Antonio Vivaldi
82%
Mountainous region conquered by China in 1720 Tibet
81%
"Great" tsar of Russia who died in 1725 Peter the Great
80%
German composer who introduced the "Brandenburg Concertos" J. S. Bach
76%
Pacific island discovered by Europeans in 1722 and named for the day of its discovery Easter Island
70%
City in Greenland founded by a Danish missionary Nuuk
59%
Royal dynasty founded in central Arabia in 1720 House of {Saud}
46%
War between Sweden and Russia which came to an end after 21 years Great {Northern} War
39%
Cognac company established in 1724 Rémy {Martin}
36%
The first de-facto Prime Minister of Great Britain, he took office in 1721 Sir Robert Walpole
26%
Mathematician who moved to St. Petersburg where he would author many of his 800 publications Leonhard Euler
22%
Speculative bubble which collapsed in 1720, costing Isaac Newton most of his fortune {South} {Sea} Bubble
19%
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